Year 2 Measurements - Capacity

This quiz addresses the requirements of the National Curriculum KS1 Maths and Numeracy for children aged 6 and 7 in year 2. Specifically this quiz is aimed at the section dealing with choosing and using appropriate standard units to estimate and measure capacity.

Measuring capacity accurately and choosing the correct standard unit from litres or millilitres is an important skill and may take some practise. Children in Year 2 are taught to understand that millilitres (ml) are the standard unit used to measure containers with smaller capacities, whilst litres are used for larger containers.

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Question 1

How much lemonade might there be in the bottle?

1 litre

1ml

10 litres

10ml

A larger bottle of fizzy drink is usually 2 litres

Question 2

How much water might there be in the bath?

150ml

150 litres

15 litres

15ml

The bath could take up to about 300l if it was filled to the brim!

Question 3

How much water could a bucket hold?

50 litres

5 litres

5ml

50ml

The average bucket holds about 5 litres

Question 4

How much water might there be in the aquarium?

10ml

10 litres

100 litres

1 litre

A large tank has a very large capacity

Question 5

How much water might there be in this padding pool?

1 litre

100ml

100 litre

1ml

A small pool has about 100 litres, but larger ones can take up to 2000 litres!